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Penny was a five-year-old girl.One day when she and her mother were at a store,Penny saw a plastic pearl necklace.What a lovely necklace!She wanted it very much,so she begged her mother to buy it for her.The mother said,"Well,I can buy you the necklace,but when we get home,we should discuss what you can do to pay for it.Can we do that?"Penny agreed with much happiness,and she got the plastic necklace she loved.
How much Penny loved the necklace!She wore it everywhere and every minute.Penny also helped with housework to get pocket money and she worked very hard.Soon she managed to pay off the price for the necklace.
Penny's daddy saw all her effort and knew how much Penny cared about the necklace.One night,he asked Penny,"Penny,do you love me?"
"Sure,Daddy,"the little girl said.
"Then how about giving me your necklace?"
"Come on,Daddy!Not my necklace!"Penny cried.
"Oh,darling,it's fine,"her father gave her a kiss.
A week later,her father asked Penny again for her plastic necklace.
"Oh!Daddy,please don't!"Penny cried even harder.
However,several days later,Penny went to her daddy with tears in her eyes."Here,Daddy.I love you."She held out her hand.Inside it was her plastic pearl necklace that she loved a lot.
Seeing this,Penny's father smiled with surprise.He then pulled a cute box out of his pocket.Inside of the box was a real and beautiful pearl necklace,which was waiting for Penny for so long.
34.What does the underlined word"that"in Para 1refer to(指代)?A
A.discussing how Penny will pay for it.
B.discussing if they will buy the necklace.
C.finding out what housework Penny can do at home.
D.making sure if Penny's father will agree to pay for it.
35.How many times does Penny's father ask her for the necklace?B
A.Once.
B.Twice.
C.Three times.
D.Four times.
36.According to the story,Penny probably feelDin the end.
A.sad and worried
B.anxious and sorry
C.relaxed and excited
D.surprised and happy
37.We can infer from the passage that Penny's father wants to tell her thatB.
A.it's not easy to get something valuable
B.to give means to receive something better
C.pocket money should be earned with effort
D.nothing can be achieved without effort.